John Fillmore Hayford

John Fillmore Hayford (May 19, 1868 – March 10, 1925) was an eminent United States geodesist. His work involved the study of isostasy and the construction of a reference ellipsoid for approximating the figure of the Earth. The crater Hayford on the far side of the Moon is named after him.[1] Mount Hayford, a 1,871 m mountain peak near Metlakatla, Alaska, United States, is named after him.[2] A biography of Hayford may be found in the Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 (5), 1935.

John Fillmore Hayford
John Fillmore Hayford
BornMay 19, 1868
DiedMarch 10, 1925 (1925-03-11) (aged 56)
NationalityUnited States
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCornell University College of Engineering
Known forisostasy
AwardsHonorary doctorate from George Washington University 1918; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society 1924
Scientific career
Fieldsgeodesy
InstitutionsUnited States Coast and Geodetic Survey; Northwestern University, College of Engineering

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  1. "USGS-Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  2. Mountains Mounts Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
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